Srinagar, July 11: A court in Jammu has directed suspended senior police officer Basant Rath not to publish any post or material by any means of communication which is defamatory or derogatory against six persons who claimed to be “acquainted with the current Director General of Police, Dilbagh Singh.” The order was passed by the […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Saturday asked the J&K government to go for reduction in school curriculum especially for Board examination to ease the stress on students in view of the COVID-19 emergency. Addressing a meeting of workers of Sonwar-Srinagar constituency at party office in […]
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole Saturday said that requests from various quarters including doctors and other sections of the society are continuously pouring it wherein they are demanding re-imposing of lockdown in Kashmir and the final call will be taken by the government soon. Talking exclusively to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Divisional Commissioner […]
Amid spike in Covid-19 caseloads across J&K, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Anshul Garg on Saturday announced fresh three-day lockdown in the district. An order copy in possession of KNS reads, “Whereas, the District has seen a sharp rise in the positive cases over the past few days and a few cases have also been reported from […]
Sehar Iqbal, a Kashmir based social activist and humanitarian has been awarded the prestigious Oxford-Wanakaset Women’s Scholarship 2020-21. Sehar became the first Kashmiri to earn the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a female candidate on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, previous university prizes, leadership skills and awards and other […]
The traditional British summer getaway to the sun-soaked beaches of the Mediterranean Sea is set to pick up steam Friday as U.K. quarantine restrictions are removed from dozens of countries, including France, Greece and Italy. But with many flights still cancelled, holiday resorts still working on ensuring that they are Covid-safe and many potential holidaymakers reluctant to […]
300 militants at launch pads across LoC, ready to infiltrate, in next four months, infiltration attempts may go up, our troops ready to fill all bids: MaJ Gen Virinder Vats Inputs about possible militant attack in north Kashmir have been received and a high level of alert is being maintained by the troops to […]
Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) president Muhammad Yaseen Khan Saturday said that if government takes any decision to re-impose the lockdown in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the pandemic, traders will support the move. “There is no suggestion from me as of now. The only thing is that […]
Three persons suffered injuries when an LPG cylinder exploded at a tea stall in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu division on Saturday. The incident took place in Noral village of Mendhar and three persons injured in the blast were shifted to Sub District Hospital Mendhar, an unnamed police official told a local news […]
Given the lacklustre performance by Jofra Archer and Mark Wood in the West Indies first innings in Southampton, it seemed like England had blundered by leaving out Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes. Conventional wisdom suggested that Broad and James Anderson — their two most experienced pacers — would be the automatic choices with Woakes as the third […]